We all have those hard days, when it feels like you just can’t climb back up the hill again. When you work with kids that struggle, their struggles become part of you. You feel what they feel. Your heart breaks for them when life gets tough. People often ask...

5 Reasons Your Child Could Be Gifted and No One is Recognizing It by Shawna Twist on 05/21/2018 Gifted students aren’t atypical in their characteristics Gifted students that also have learning disabilities are defined as twice exceptional. However, the defining word...

IT Guys from Denver came out last month to give us recycled laptops. This has been a helpful tool in our classrooms so that more students have access during class for writing and research purposes. You can see their blog post here. They also made a fun video about...

Lately there has been a lot of talk about how Common Core is a problem. Usually a video of a student, teacher, or parent trying to explain a very lengthy process by which to complete a simple math calculation follows these posts. The question is, “What is the...

Ranger’s Apprentice Book Five: The Sorcerer of the North by John Flanagan A surprising and exciting book, the ranger Will has been appointed his first big mission to go inspect a Sorcerer in the north! This is my favorite Fantasy novel and you should read the...

Ranger’s Apprentice Book One: Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan I like this book so far. I like the characters Will, Halt, and sometimes Horace. Will is the main character who is about to be assigned a job for the rest of his life. Will is the Ranger’s...

If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff and Illustrated by Felicia Bond The book was about a moose. The girl gave the moose a muffin. The moose wanted jam. The moose always wanted something else. I liked the book. You should read the book. –...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney Description: This story is about a boy named Greg Heffley and summer vacation. All his friends want to play outside in the sun. Greg has a different idea of a great summer: stay inside, eat junk food, and play video...